Safety ticket



Jan. 17, 1933. F MAGIDSQN 1,894,826

SAFETY TI CKET Filed Jan. 13, 1932 IN VEN TOR Patented Jan. 17, 1933 @NITE STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANK MAGIDSON, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO PITTSBURGH TAG COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA SAFETY TICKET Application led January 13, 1932. Serial No. 586,267. n

This invention relates to a marking device, .and in particular to a marking device hav ing a ticket portion and a safety fastener attached thereto for readily applying the ticket to an article or garment.

At the present time there are lmany types of tags on the market commonly called pin tickets by the Patent Ofice, in which a fastener is provided for readily securing the ticket to an article to be marked. None of these tags or pin tickets known to me, however, are satisfactory for use in certain in dustries, such as cleaning' establishments and the like where it is necessary to mark for identication fragile garments and the like, because the'fasteners are of such construction that there is danger ofvtearing or inj uring the garment during the cleaning process, or the fasteners cannot be removed kwithout leaving holes or otherwise injuring the garments to which they were applied.

Another objectionable feature of these pin tickets is that the ticket portions, which are usually made of cloth, have a tendency to curl when they are wet or immersed in a cleaning fluid, making it difficult to read the identification marking thereon without first straightening out the ticket.

One object of this invention is to provide a safety identification ticket which may be readily applied to an article and which will not injure or tear the most fragile article during the application or removal thereo-f.

Another object of this invention is to provide a safety ticket which has no projecting or uncovered metallic ends to catch on the article.

A further object is to provide a. safety ticket for marking articles which will remain substantially fiat under all conditions and permit the markings on the ticket to be readily examined.

rlhese and other objects which will be made readily apparent to those skilled in this particular art are accomplished by means of this invention, one embodiment of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a safety ticket embodying my invention;

F ig. 2 is an enlarged yview of a staple embodying a modification of my invention, and

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic view in perspective illustrating a method for making my improved safety ticket. n

Broadly, my improved safety ticketV comprises a fastener of safety pin construction having a tag or ticket which is so secured to the stationary leg of the fastener that the ticket portion is stiifened thereby and prevented from curling to any great extent under any conditions. Y

Referring to the drawing in detail, designates a fastener of safety pin construction having a pointed leg 11 and a stationary leg 12 to which a tag or ticket 13 is secured. The tag or ticket 13, which may be formed of any suitable material, such as cloth, has one end thereof folded back upon itself, as at 14, so as to form a loop around the stationary leg 12 of the fastener. The folded end 14 is fastened to the body of the ticket 13 to secure the tag to the leg 12 of the fastener 10 by a wire sta-pling member 15 which extends transversely of the ticket and is spaced from and is parallel to the stationary leg 12. By spacing the stapling member 15 a substantial ydistance from the stationary leg 12 of the pin, the stapling member tends to reenforce and stiften the tag so that it is prevented from curling around its longitudinal axis when it becomes vwet or is immersed in a fluid.

While I have shown a wire stapling member securing the folded end 14 to the body of the tag 13 it is understood that other means, such as sewing, stitching, or the like, may be employed to secure the tag to the fastener without departing from my invention.

In Figure 2, I have shown a modified form of wire `stapling member 16 in which the endsof the wire are bent inwardly'as at 17 so that they project into the ticket itself whereby the ends of the staple are completely covered. A stapling member of this construction makes it possible to use the' ticket on the finest quality of garments during `a cleaning or other process without any danger of the ends of the stapling member catching on another article during the cleaning process and tearing the same.

In making m improved tag (Fig. 3), the fastener is ed from any suitable source (not shown) Yin such a way it is positioned Y over the end of a roll of tag forming maa yEn terial-18 fed 'from a lreel 19 with the stationary leg 12 facing toward the roll. The end of theta forming material extends slightlybeyon thepointed leg 11 of the fastener. hile the fastener is held in this position r 20 forces the end of the material upwar y; between the legs 11 and 12 of the pin and folds it back upon itself so that it is ooped around the stationary leg 12. f The finger 20 is provided with a projection 21 on the end thereof which engages the stationary leg 12 and holds the end of the ma- *arial against the body thereof. While the finger is:Y still engaging the stationary leg 0f the pin, the wire staple 15 is struck by a stapler 22 which forces the staple through the material and bends the ends on the opite side thereof toward each other securey fastening the end of the material around the leg 12. As soon as the stapling operation has been completed the finger 29 is named toits inoperative position, the fastener 10 is grabbed by Vsuitable mechanism (not Shown) and is pulled away from the fastener holding mechanism, pulling with it a length of the tag forming strip from the reel V19. When a length of material'sufficient to form thedesired tag has been pulled freni the reel a cutter or kmfe indicated at 23, is operated which seversf the strip and permits the completedsafetylticket to fall into a receptacle or other hopper (not shown). Y It is `readily apparent from the foregoing description that I have rovided a. safety ticket which may be easi yapplied to and removed fromga garment, which will not in- 'ure the article to which it may be attached, as no exposed metallic pointsto catch on and tear the article, and the markings or identifieations thereon will be readily discernible since it will not curl t0 any marked degree under any set of circumstances;

It is understood that certain changes, modications, or substitutions may be made herein l without departing from the spirit of my invention cfr the scope of the appended claims.

VrWhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A fastener of safety pin construction havin a strip of tag forming material looped around the stationary leg thereof and a membar for securing said strip to said pin, said member having the endsthereof embedded in the strip;

2. A tag comprising a fastener of safety pin construction, a strip of tag forming material having the :rend looped over one leg of said fastener and a staple extending transversely ofaaid strip for securing it to said pin, the ends of sadsstaple being bent inwardly and extending into said material.

f member having one end folded upon''itself to form a loop fer receiving the stationary leg of the fastener, and astaple member having its ends passed through the folded end and Ybody of said ticket and bent over and imbedded in said ticket to secure it to the leg of said fastener, said staple member being parallel t0 and spaced from said Ystationary leg to reinfcrce the ticket and to prevent it from e curling around its longitudinal axis.

5. A pin ticket comprising a safety fastener having a stationary leg, a ticket member having one end -folded upon itself to form a. loop for receiving the stationary leg of the fastener and a staple member having its ends passed through the folded end and body of said ticket and bent over said ticket to secure it to the fastener, said staple member being parallel to' and spaced from the stationary leg and extending substantially the full width' of said ticket to reinforce said ticket member and to prevent the same from curling.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my iame this 12th day of January, 1932. i Y

FRANK MAGDSON. 

